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Nissan to test African demand for its e-Power hybrid vehicle – ET Auto

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Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor plans to introduce its e-power hybrid technology car in Tunisia, its Africa head said on Tuesday, as part of plans to test demand in the African market for electric vehicles. Africa is the world’s last remaining automotive frontier due to the low level of vehicle ownership.

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UNEP: export of used cars to developing world creating significant environmental problems

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Used Vehicles and the Environment - A Global Overview of Used Light Duty Vehicles: Flow, Scale and Regulation , the first report of its kind, calls for action to fill the current policy vacuum with the adoption of harmonized minimum quality standards that will ensure used vehicles contribute to cleaner, safer fleets in importing countries.

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Prayon and Pulead to create JV for manufacture and sale of lithium iron phosphate material for Li-ion batteries

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The joint venture will help meet the increasing global demand for licensed LFP. Global demand for LFP is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 30% between 2014 and 2020, mainly driven by industrial batteries, e-buses and e-cars. Even in the short term, demand far outstrips licensees’ production capacity.

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BMW boosts CATL battery order to €7.3B, signs €2.9B battery order with Samsung SDI

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Every cell generation is awarded in global competition to the leading manufacturer from both a technology and a business perspective. The BMW Group will source the cobalt needed as a key raw material for cell production directly from mines in Australia and Morocco and make it available to CATL and Samsung SDI. —Andreas Wendt.

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Renault Group sells 2.23 million vehicles in 2023, India now 13th in Top 15 markets | Autocar Professional

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Within the Renault brand, demand is growing for electrification – hybrid and all-electric. Dacia Jogger Hybrid 140, on sale since January 2023, represents more than 25% of Jogger customer orders. In 2023, the development outside Europe was mainly driven by Brazil, Turkey and Morocco.

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Skeleton Technologies joins Flying Whales program to develop next generation of heavy-lift, large-capacity airships

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European ultracapacitor manufacturer Skeleton Technologies will join French firm Flying Whales’ program to build a 60-ton Large Capacity Airship (LCA60T, for the global transport market. Skeleton Technologies will join the program to help design and build hybrid propulsion for the LCA60T’s electric power systems.

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Umicore and Prayon form beLife JV to develop and produce phosphate-based cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries

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well as batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. Prayon is a leading global producer of phosphate materials for various industrial applications and its high-purity. Jointly owned by OCP SA (Office Chérifien des Phosphates, Morocco) and SRIW (Belgium), Prayon. The joint venture is establishing an. This intellectual.